Moonshots with Peter Diamandis Forget Everything You Believed About Computing w/ Gill Verdon | EP #102
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May 23, 2024 
Gill Verdon, founder of the stealth AI startup Extropic and former Google quantum computing engineer, shares his groundbreaking insights. He delves into the power of brain-scale processors and the potential of thermodynamic computing to enhance large language models. The discussion also touches on the importance of embracing rapid technological advancements through effective accelerationism. Verdon explores the philosophical impacts of AI and the Kardashev Scale, envisioning a future where AI and human ambition synergize for unprecedented progress.
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Effective Accelerationism
- Effective accelerationism (e/acc) studies societal progress from a physics perspective, using thermodynamics.
- It argues for maintaining societal variance and dynamism for adaptability, instead of over-centralization and control.
Importance of Adaptability
- Malleability and adaptability are crucial for surviving disruptive forces, like the asteroid that wiped out dinosaurs.
- Mammals survived due to their adaptability, highlighting the importance of variance.
Embrace Technological Augmentation
- Embrace technological tools for cognitive leverage and augmentation.
- Those who dismiss technology will be at a relative disadvantage.